 about the condition of the home, an inquest at Rochdale Coroner's Court was told. The family has now spoken of the feeling of being 'trapped' in the flat and 'fearful' of the mould slowly harming their son. A statement was read outside the court on behalf of Awaab's father Faisal Abdullah. He came to the UK from Sudan as an asylum seeker in 2015 and his wife Aisha Amin joined him in 2018. The statement said: 'The past two years have been gruelling. 'When Awaab died, our lives changed forever. Today, two years on, the coroner has found that our little boy's prolonged exposure to mould led entirely to his death. 'We still cannot get our head around the fact that despite all of the complaints we made to RBH, in addition to the information RBH received from an NHS member of staff expressing their concern for Awaab due to mould at the property, RBH did absolutely nothing to rectify the severe mould in our property. 'We cannot tell you how many health professionals we've cried in front and RBH staff we have pleaded to expressing concern for the conditions ourselves and Awaab have been living in. 'We shouted out as loudly as we could, but despite making all of those efforts, every night we would be coming back to the same problem. Nothing was changing.' Awaab would struggle with coughing fits for days and was unable to leave the flat due to his poor health. This in turn increased his exposure to the mould, his family said. The statement continued: 'We have no doubt at all that we were treated this way because we are not from t){kind=link}
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Awaab Ishak’s family have spoken of the ‘gruelling’ torture they have felt since the toddler’s untimely death.
The two-year-old died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the one-bedroom flat where he lived with his parents in Rochdale.
Awaab’s parents had previously complained to Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) about the condition of the home, an inquest at Rochdale Coroner’s Court was told.